Railway car



June 16, 1931. E. R. SWANSON RAILWAY CAR Filed July 31, 1930 Patented June l 6, .93 l

1 i UNITED srAres PATIENT mm EARL n swenson, or onioeeo, ILLINOIS, essieiroa' ro ciiioiae-mcLEvnLAnn CAR noorrne coMrANY, or on ceeo, rumors; A CORPORATION ORDELAWAR-E RAILWAY CAR Q Application filed July 31,

ridge pole by reinforcing and bracing the car roof and by affording a support for the roof sheets. i A primary feature of the invention consists in providing a car roof having carlines disposed below and projecting downwardly from the roof sheets with a beam extending longitudinally of the car between the carlines and rigidly secured to thelatterfthe beam, being provided with transversely extending members forming therewith structures of box-like section and adapted toserve as supports for load lifting means.

Another feature of the invention is to proj v lngs, 1 and 2 respectively designate the rlgldvide, in combination, carlines of substantial- 1y channel-shape having webs and upwardly extending legs, a roof sheet spanning the space between the carlines and abeam extending longitudinally of the car between thecar lines and affording a support for the roof sheet, members being secured to the beam forming therewith structures of box-like sec? tion and constituting means for supporting.

load lifting devices.

A further feature of the invention consists in providing the carlines with oppositely disposed, laterally extending fiangessecured to the undersides of adj acent roof sheets and in associating therewitha beam extending longitudinally of the car between the carlines andsecured to adjacent flanges of the latter, 40 the beam being provided with members extending transverselyv of the car intermediate the carlines forming with the beam structures of box-like section and adapted to serve as supports for load lifting devices.-

A still further feature of the invention consists in providing the car roof with a plurality of carlines disposed below and projecting downwardly from the roof sheets, a plurality of longitudinally extending beams respective 1y disposed on opposite sides of theicarlines 1980. Serial No. 472,166.

and rigidly secured thereto, each of the beams being in supporting engagement with the undersides of adjacent roof sheets and being provided with means fadapted'to serve as supports for load lifting devices.

Other and more specific features of the invention residing in advantageous forms, combinations and relations of parts will here inafter appear and be pointed out in the claims. I

In the drawings illustrating a preferred embodiment of the invention,

Figure l is a longitudinal sectional view'iof a roof of a railway boxcar showing the invention applied thereto.

Figure 2-is a fragmentarytransverse sectional view takenon line 2,2,F1gure 1.

on line 3+3, Figure 1.

Figuret is an enlarged sectional viewtaken on line 44, Figure 1. j A a 'Referring more particularly to the drawly connected side and end platesfof thecar.

'Ex'tending transversely of the car are subof the roof and at their ends they are flanged downwardly as at 6 for: attachment to adjacent portions of the side plates 1.

Spanning the spaces between the carlines and between the end plates and adjacent carlines are roof sheets 7. The end roof sheets, 7

that is the sheets adjacent the end plates, are

together with the opposite side edges of the end roof sheets, are overlappingly secured by rivets 10 to the lateral flanges 5 of the carlines andas'may be seen in Figure 1' the roof sheets are arranged so that one sheet of the two which are adjacenteach carline bridges or closes the channel portion of the latter.

Extending longitudinally of the car and. respectively disposed on opposite sides of the carlines are beams-l1. Each of thesebeams Figure 3 is an enlarged secti'onal'view taken T is of inverted channel-shape having a web 12 anddownwardly extending legs 13 which terminate in oppositely disposed laterally projectingv flanges 14. To connect the beams adjacent the ends of the car to the end plates, angularly sha ed brackets 15 may be conveniently emp oyed. Each of. these brackets is formed with a substantially vertical flange 16 for attachment by rivets 17 to the adjacent end plate and with a substantially horizontal flange 18 for attachment by rivets 19 to the laterally extending flanges 1a of the beam. The opposite end of each of the beams which adjoin the end plate are rigidly secured to the adjacent flange 5 of the neighboring carline by one of the roof sheet attaching rivets 10, the rivet passing through the web 12 of the beam. Each of the other beams with which the roof is provided is secured to the carlines in a similar manner. In order that the beams may serve to support portions of the roof sheets bet-ween the carlines, the portions of the webs of the beams which extend under and are secured to the lateral flanges 5 of the carlines are offset downwardly as at 20. this manner the upper surface of the webs of the beams are disposed in supporting engagement with the undersides of the major portions of the roof sheets. T'o produce a more rigid construction intermediate portions of the roof sheets may be connected by rivets 2 1 to the webs of the beams.

Associated with each of the beams is a plurality of transversely extending members 22. Each of these members is secured to the lateral flanges 14 of its associated beam by rivets 23 thereby forming with the beam a structure of box-like section. While the members 22 may be of any convenient or desired shape, it is preferred to form each of them with a substantially horizontal plate portion 24 and with downwardly extending side marginal flanges 2 5. The plate portion of each member is spaced from the web 12 of the associated beam a sufiicient distance to permit a rope, chain, nose of a hook or any other suitable means capable of supporting a load lifting device to be inserted in the space or opening defined by the plate portion 23 and the web 21. Thus simple and rigid means are provided whereby a. load lifting device may be conveniently supported adjacent the car roof for movingautomobiles or other heavy structures into and out of the car or for raising them within the car to permit a platform rack or any desired support to be placed under themfor shipment.

From the foregoing it will be perceived that'the beamsas well as their attachments are disposed considerably above the lower Of the carlines which project downwardly from the roof sheets so that they do not interfere with the loading of lading within the car. Furthermore, the beams are so arranged that they adequately brace and reinforce the roof structure and also support the roof sheets.

I claim:

1. A roof for railway cars involvin roof sheets, carlines disposed beneath sai roof Sheets and projecting downwardly therefrom, a beam ent ending longitudinally of the car between said carlines and above the lower edges of the latter, said beam being of inverted channel shape and being rigidly secured to said carlines, and a member extending transversely of and rigidly secured to said beam, said member forming with the beam a structure of box-like section and being adapted to serve as a support for a load liftm mea s- 2. roof for railway cars involving roof sheets, carlines disposed below and projecting downwardly from the roof sheets, a beam extending longitudinally of the car between said carlines and above the lower edges of the latter, said beam being rigidly secured to the .carlines and being of inverted channel shape having oppositely disposed laterally projecting flanges, and a member extending transversely of said beam and rigidly secured to the flanges thereof, said member forming with the beam a structure of box;- like section audbeing adapted to serve as a support for a load lifting means.

3, roof for railway cars involving roof sheets, carlines disposed beneath said sheets and projecting downwardly therefrom, each of said ai n av g a W b and up a d y ex end ng egs, a beam e in longitudinally of the car between said carlines above the lower edges of the latter, said beam being of nverted a ne sh pe a b i g r y secure to sa d ea l a d a me be xtending transversely of and rigidly secured to said beam a d m ber forming w t the been a structure of box-like section and being adapted t a a a suppor for a o l fti m an A ree fo ai ay ca s invo g o sh ts, carine disp d b ow a d P t ting downwardly from the roof sheets, each of said car-lines having a web and upwardly xt nd ng legs e mi ng n ra flanges,

said flanges being secured to the undersides of the roof sheets, and a beam extending longitudinally of the car between said carlines above the lower edges of the latter, said beam being of inverted channel shape and being connected to said car-lines, and a memher extending transversely of and rigidly secured to said beam, the said member forming wit th b am a structu e of x-like sec io and being adapted to serve as a support for a load liftin device.

5 A roof or railway cars involving a plurality f 7 0f e ca l nes d pos d be neath and projecting downwardly from said roof sheets, each of saidcarlines having a web and upwardly extending legs terminating in oppositely disposed laterally projectflanges rigidly secured to, the roof sheets, a

beam of inverted channel shape extending longitudinally of the car between the carlines and rigidly secured to the carline flanges ad jacent thereto, said beam being provided with laterallyextending flanges and having means rigidly secured to the latter intermediate said carlines, said means forming with the beam a structure of box-like section and being adaptedto serve as a support for a load lifting means;

7. A roof for railway'cars comprising a plurality of carlines eachof which is provided with a web and upwardly extending legs, the legs of each carlineterminating in oppositely disposed laterally projecting flanges, a roof sheet spanning the space between said carlines and overlappingly secared to the flanges of the latter, a beam extending longitudinally of the car between the carlines in supporting engagement with the underside of said r00 sheet, said beam being. of inverted channel shape and rigidly secured to the carline flanges adjacent thereto, and a member extending transversely of the beam and rigidly secured thereto intermediate said carlines, said member forming with the beam a structure of box like section andbeing adapted to serve as support for a .load lifting means. i

8. A roof for railway cars involving a plurality of carlines, each of said carlines having a web and upwardly extending legs terminating in oppositely disposed laterally projecting flanges, a roof sheet spanning the space between said carlines and rigidly se cured to the flanges of the latter, a beam of inverted channel shape extending between said carlines below the roof sheet, said beam being rigidly secured to. the carline flanges adjacent thereto and to the said roof sheet, and a member'extending transversely of the beam and rigidly secured thereto intermediate the carlines, said member forming with thebeam a structure of box-like section and being adapted to serve as a support fora load lifting means. r

9. A roof for railway cars involving a pluing legs terminating 'inlaterally projecting flanges, a roof sheet, spanning the space between said carlines and overlappingly Se 10. A roof for railway cars involving a plurality of roof sheets, carlines disposed beneath said sheets-and projecting downwardly therefrom, a plurality of beams extending longitudinally of the car and respectively disposed on opposite sides'of said carlines, each of said beams beingqof inverted channel shape and being rigidly secured to the carlines adjacent thereto, and a. plurality of members extending transversely of the car and rigidly secured to said beams,

each of said members forming with its associated beam a structure of box-like section and being adapted to serve as a support for a load lifting device.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature.

EARL R. SWANSON.

rality of'carlines, each of said'carlines being provided with a web and upwardly extend- 

